Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 237 · 40 questions

Study tip (Hunt the slips): Smart checks: units in each answer, all parts answered, question numbers right, roll number written, key sums reworked, spelling of key terms, labels on diagrams. Kinds of slips: calculation slip (7 × 8 = 54), copying slip (45 used as 54), missed part (only part (a)), missing unit (20 instead of 20 cm²). Does the answer make sense? A pencil does not cost ₹4,000.

1. 1.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
2. 2.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it long? (b) is it neat? (c) is it in pencil? (d) does it make sense?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
4. 4.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) no, only with a reason (b) yes, at random (c) yes, change all (d) always change twice
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
6. 6.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
9. 9.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) units in each answer (d) roll number written
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) labels on diagrams
12. 12.True or false: if you gave one reason when it asked for two, it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “adding doodles” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) spelling of key terms (c) reworking key sums (d) all parts answered
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) leaving the hall early
16. 16.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) random answer changes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) labels on diagrams (d) checking page 1 only
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) skip it (c) do it the same way (d) guess again
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) spelling of key terms (c) roll number written (d) leaving the hall early
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) staring at the ceiling (d) rewriting neat pages
22. 22.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
25. 25.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) reworking key sums (b) all parts answered (c) adding doodles (d) spelling of key terms
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) all parts answered
27. 27.True or false: if you answered part (a) but not part (b), it is a missed part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) your friend’s page (b) the hall’s colour (c) the weather (d) your name and roll no.
29. 29.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: roll number written? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
34. 34.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) question numbers right
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling of key terms (b) checking page 1 only (c) all parts answered (d) labels on diagrams
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) adding doodles (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
38. 38.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) check your answers (b) leave the hall (c) sit and wait (d) chat with others
39. 39.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only

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